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the great promise of america. everyone would have the opportunity if they worked hard to go as far as talent and work ethic would take them so. this goes to the core of who we were as a people and nation and when we talk about the middle class in america we're talking about the essence of who we are as a nation and a people. before you can solve any problem you have to know the causes and there's two main causes of what's happening to middle class americans. our economy is not growing fast enough and not created middle class jobs that pay people enough money so they can have the kind of life and give their kids the opportunities my parents gave me and your parents gave you. the second problem is too many of our people don't have the skills to take advantage of the jobs being created. i haven't had a chance to talk to the governor about this. i've heard from others in the state this is a state with low unemployment and they struggle fill some positions because people don't have the skills to do the jobs that are cr
the great promise of america. everyone would have the opportunity if they worked hard to go as far as talent and work ethic would take them so. this goes to the core of who we were as a people and nation and when we talk about the middle class in america we're talking about the essence of who we are as a nation and a people. before you can solve any problem you have to know the causes and there's two main causes of what's happening to middle class americans. our economy is not growing fast...
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ronald reagan ran in a different america. ronald reagan would have a difficult time in today's republican primary process. i think there are lessons here on the republican side and the not as technocratic as blaise is suggesting. those lessons can be learnedit is the remaking of the republicans cannot be a nationalthe republican party is 90% white. the democratic party i 50%, majority minority and women trade when we look at the state of the union next year, that divide is so apparent with republicans on one side and democrats on the other. the overwhelming white male list of the republican party comes through. to three of them. the republican party alive. there are lessons here and the republican party will have to go through some rethinking and there are lessons here for president obama as well. he had a near-death experience after the first debate. he did see his politicalif there was a word, a fecklessness to the presidency that he is the celebrity and he can custom off i think that has been purged from him. he won in lar
ronald reagan ran in a different america. ronald reagan would have a difficult time in today's republican primary process. i think there are lessons here on the republican side and the not as technocratic as blaise is suggesting. those lessons can be learnedit is the remaking of the republicans cannot be a nationalthe republican party is 90% white. the democratic party i 50%, majority minority and women trade when we look at the state of the union next year, that divide is so apparent with...
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wake up, america. host: thank you. from "the new york times," these are mitt romney supporters in the cincinnati area. the ground game is the focus of the story as they try to "grind it out" to get supporters to the polls. this is all about the ground game and getting their people to the polls. then there is this headline, from the cleveland plain dealer -- it is all about ohio. reid, manassas, virginia. good afternoon. caller: i am not an israeli, i am an independent. i would like to vote for barack obama. why? mitt romney is a liar. he changes his story every time. he thinks we are stupid. >> thank you for the call. if you do get through, we ask that you turned down the volume on the set. we will be able to hear you much better. david? caller: how are you doing, sir? i think it is asinine that the mitt romney republican supporters are not able to realize that this guy is selling fairy tales and fantasies. he made this comment about comments -- what was it about the jeeps being shipped? whatever? the jobs for the jeep
wake up, america. host: thank you. from "the new york times," these are mitt romney supporters in the cincinnati area. the ground game is the focus of the story as they try to "grind it out" to get supporters to the polls. this is all about the ground game and getting their people to the polls. then there is this headline, from the cleveland plain dealer -- it is all about ohio. reid, manassas, virginia. good afternoon. caller: i am not an israeli, i am an independent. i...
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but that's now not how most of america beats the government. most of us don't see us that way. so that is the problem. i think it's under estimating of your opponents' strength and the reality in ferm of how pool view them. there was riches and ridicule that i don't understand the election. i know it played a zeep impact. listen, as i said, our party has gone through that gfer. and obviously owe 51% of the done fri. i will take any one of the number of the criticism of president obama. and there arish shoes that as republicans i just disagree with. however, you go back to mitt romney's book, what was the title snl "no apology" right, inferring that the president runs around the world apologizing for america not true that never happened. the birther conflict. that he was an alien imposter in the oval office. he's a socialist, he's a marxist. all of this deranged nonsense had a terrible impact not on the president but on republicans. for anybody out there that thinks that mitt romney running around with donald trump was good -- gut out to colorado and start smoking it. [applause]
but that's now not how most of america beats the government. most of us don't see us that way. so that is the problem. i think it's under estimating of your opponents' strength and the reality in ferm of how pool view them. there was riches and ridicule that i don't understand the election. i know it played a zeep impact. listen, as i said, our party has gone through that gfer. and obviously owe 51% of the done fri. i will take any one of the number of the criticism of president obama. and...
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policy in latin america. there is an opportunity that perhaps is greater than when we wrote the report in april to make some progress on these issues. there is more space, little more pressure. at the same time, it is probably smart to keep expectations in check and under control. president obama, i think, has been shown to be pretty cautious when it comes to foreign policy. we still have a divided government and we also have to take care of this fiscal cliff that is looming, and that is the first order of business. not making any predictions, but i think it is just useful to see where we are and i do think the election results to have implications for some of the concerns that we outlined in this report. i will turn it over to peter and then margaret and manuel. >> thank you. a good introduction. let me start -- i want to focus on the pena nieto visit at the end of this month, which will really be the first major opportunity to see the extent to which the election really has had any kind of impact on the way
policy in latin america. there is an opportunity that perhaps is greater than when we wrote the report in april to make some progress on these issues. there is more space, little more pressure. at the same time, it is probably smart to keep expectations in check and under control. president obama, i think, has been shown to be pretty cautious when it comes to foreign policy. we still have a divided government and we also have to take care of this fiscal cliff that is looming, and that is the...
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we have a very big choice in america. it comes down to what kind of america we want to have. there is this crushing debt and the stifling of the american dream we have seen over the past four years. it is going to affect all of us. there are some people that are undecided right now. the message is that the president has tried but his policies have not worked. they have failed our state and they will fail the country. that is what it is time for real change what am romney and paul ryan. -- real change with mitt romney and paul ryan. that is why i am here. the president in 2008 offered a pretty good vision of hope and change. he won virginia for the first time in 45 years. a lot of people believed in those promises. the results have not measured up. that is what people need to know. to have an eight% unemployment rate for over 43 months, to have it now be higher today than when president obama took office is pretty good evidence that the policies have not worked. we're not better off than we were four years ago. there's no compelling vision the president has laid out. we have a
we have a very big choice in america. it comes down to what kind of america we want to have. there is this crushing debt and the stifling of the american dream we have seen over the past four years. it is going to affect all of us. there are some people that are undecided right now. the message is that the president has tried but his policies have not worked. they have failed our state and they will fail the country. that is what it is time for real change what am romney and paul ryan. -- real...
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you called it made in america. i wonder if that was -- which again it was called made in america and again it seemed like in part it had some bilingual stuff, about projecting a very specific vision of america. >> although i produced it, jay- z -- jimmy can speak to this very well. it was jay's idea to show that we're going through a revolution right now and that the restusion is about tearing the walls down and that everybody, you know, you don't go to record shops any longer and go to the rap section or you don't go to hip- hop and you don't go to rock 'n' roll, but everything is accessible through the internet and that all these kids are, there is a unification with all these kids, they're creating their own message and there aren't any walls. jimmy, i would love for you to speak to that. >> with hip-hop in the 19 0's and going into the 1990's, there were a lot of children from that, kids of friends of mine from all over, and one common thing they would say to me, you know, there are a lot -- there are many fewe
you called it made in america. i wonder if that was -- which again it was called made in america and again it seemed like in part it had some bilingual stuff, about projecting a very specific vision of america. >> although i produced it, jay- z -- jimmy can speak to this very well. it was jay's idea to show that we're going through a revolution right now and that the restusion is about tearing the walls down and that everybody, you know, you don't go to record shops any longer and go to...
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yes.er: alan was talking about moving america truly forward. mr. murphy was talking about negativity, as these campaigns have been doing respectively. host: he is calling us from sun city florida. up next is allen, an independent in minnesota. hello. caller: i came this year in minnesota michele bachmann is going to lose her seat. we should have a couple of democratic pickups there. i want to encourage people to really look at their party candidates in whatever say they may be in. we need to get more parties to the table rather than just democrats and republicans. host: are using much of that in minnesota? caller: in prior years more so than this year. it seems there's is the republican and democratic choice. we also have an independent streak, you can tell with a ron paul vote for president and jesse ventura. host: we will be airing a michele bachmann debate tomorrow. you can catch that here on c- span. looking at congressional and senate races throughout the country, joan is up next. caller: i am doing great. host: what is on your mind? caller: h
yes.er: alan was talking about moving america truly forward. mr. murphy was talking about negativity, as these campaigns have been doing respectively. host: he is calling us from sun city florida. up next is allen, an independent in minnesota. hello. caller: i came this year in minnesota michele bachmann is going to lose her seat. we should have a couple of democratic pickups there. i want to encourage people to really look at their party candidates in whatever say they may be in. we need to...
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i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. [applause] and i ran for office because i'm concerned about america. this election is over, but our principles endure. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to renewed greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. [applause] i so wish -- i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader. and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you, and god bless america. you guys are the best. thank you so much. thank you. thanks, guys. [applause] >> here is a sampling of what c- span viewers had to say about the results of the election. >> you were talking about the 47%,. i am extremely offended by that. i am 24 years old, homeless. before i lost my address, i was able to vote for obama. i am living in my car. i have bee
i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. [applause] and i ran for office because i'm concerned about america. this election is over, but our principles endure. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to renewed greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. [applause] i so wish -- i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes...
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on tuesday, america went to the polls. and the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. that's why i've invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week, so we can start to build consensus around challenges we can only solve together. i also intend to bring in business, labor and civic leaders from outside washington to get their ideas and input as well. at a time when our economy is still recovering from the great recession, our top priority has to be jobs and growth. that's the focus of the plan i talked about during the campaign. it's a plan to reward businesses that create jobs here in america, and give people access to the education and training that those businesses are looking for. it's a plan to rebuild our infrastructure and keep us on the cutting edge of innovation and clean energy. and it's a plan to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way. this is even more important because at the end of this year, we face
on tuesday, america went to the polls. and the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. that's why i've invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week, so we can start to build consensus around challenges we can only solve together. i also intend to bring in business, labor and civic leaders from outside washington to get their ideas and input as well. at a time when our economy is still recovering...
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i believe america needs a new generation of leadership. what is wrong with america is extreme politics and extreme wealth. my opponent to represent the status quo. charlie summer's represents extreme politics and angus king represents extreme wealth. what i am offering the state of maine is someone who is not beholden to outside interests. we need a new generation of leadership. i hope to have your support. >> my name is andrew ian dodge. i am in this race because i believe the issues of liberty, freedom, and individual rights are being trampled on left and right, whether it is a resting -- arresting a farmer for selling raw milk. i have a touch of ethnicity about me and i am the youngest in the race. i hope we have an excellent discussion. there are a lot of issues are really matter. it has just been reported that we have the distinction of being the second worst place to earn a living in the country. we need new blood. i am that new blood. >> governor angus king? >> we have some serious issues in the country and we will be touching on th
i believe america needs a new generation of leadership. what is wrong with america is extreme politics and extreme wealth. my opponent to represent the status quo. charlie summer's represents extreme politics and angus king represents extreme wealth. what i am offering the state of maine is someone who is not beholden to outside interests. we need a new generation of leadership. i hope to have your support. >> my name is andrew ian dodge. i am in this race because i believe the issues of...
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>> ok, is america retreating and is america going to engage the world? >> she should have been asking questions at the foreign policy debate. what passed for foreign policy discussion was the gauzy. -- benghazi. that is because that is what the media latched onto. he >> i think this election, it had real form policy consequences. the re-election of the president makes war with iran by the united states less likely. not impossible, simply less likely. romney was committed to increasing the military budget. that will not happen for this president and i think that is a good thing. and romney had pledged to bring torture back. he was going to start enhanced interrogation techniques, which to to be fair he does not believe and torture, but the rest of the world kind of does. that is a good thing we're not porch during innocent and guilty people. -- that we are not torturing innocent and guilty people. >> i think will be engaged, not retreating, but obama will try very hard to keep us out of any additional military engagements. i think we will see drones used,
>> ok, is america retreating and is america going to engage the world? >> she should have been asking questions at the foreign policy debate. what passed for foreign policy discussion was the gauzy. -- benghazi. that is because that is what the media latched onto. he >> i think this election, it had real form policy consequences. the re-election of the president makes war with iran by the united states less likely. not impossible, simply less likely. romney was committed to...
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it is keeping faith with america. because america is an idea. america has constantly been on the side of what is right. when it comes down to it, this is about keeping faith with the idea of america. ireland is a great country, but it is not an idea. great britain is a great country, not an idea. that is how we see you around the world, as one of the greatest ideas in human history. right up there with the renaissance, right up there with crop rotation and the beatles' white album. the american idea, but the idea that you and me are created equal, and will ensure that an economic recession does not come and equality recession. the idea that life is not meant to be endured but enjoyed. this country was the first to claw its way out of darkness and put that on paper. these are not just american ideas anymore. there is no copyright on it. you brought them into the world. the family tree has lots of branches. the thing is, the world has a bit of america in it, too. these truths or self-evident in us. those people i have been talking about today, the
it is keeping faith with america. because america is an idea. america has constantly been on the side of what is right. when it comes down to it, this is about keeping faith with the idea of america. ireland is a great country, but it is not an idea. great britain is a great country, not an idea. that is how we see you around the world, as one of the greatest ideas in human history. right up there with the renaissance, right up there with crop rotation and the beatles' white album. the american...
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we, as news people are a reflection of america. america is not a reflection of news people. the level of self importance that reporters should never have. it bothers me. it is not unusual. we get blamed for certain things, but we are just trying to report what we see. as newspapers and news organizations drift in directions a think, to pander to a particular audience, it is because that need exists. america has become more polarized and more separated somehow. it will be interesting to see. i am fascinated by the process in washington right now. we are covering it intensely. if there is one thing that stood out for me in covering the election, it was not so much the two different sides of america. those extremes are way out there. most americans are pretty reasonable. almost all americans are sick and tired of this fighting in washington. they want some kind of agreement to be reached, even to show us they can work together. we look for that as americans in our government. figure it out. figure it out together. all of those things are mixed into the same story. in the next t
we, as news people are a reflection of america. america is not a reflection of news people. the level of self importance that reporters should never have. it bothers me. it is not unusual. we get blamed for certain things, but we are just trying to report what we see. as newspapers and news organizations drift in directions a think, to pander to a particular audience, it is because that need exists. america has become more polarized and more separated somehow. it will be interesting to see. i...
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not morning in america. not -- here is my plan for the future, here is my entitlement reform, here is my plan. the republicans actually voted for and wrote down a real budget scored by cbo twice with virtually every republican voting for it in the house. they said it was the son of the house was the body that actually went through and give it more than once. they made it clear where they were going. obama ran against romney because he was going to raise taxes. the president won a mandate not to be romney for the next four years. because from the gives people cancer and is a bad person and is mean to dogs. he did not make a case for what he wants to do. he did not spend time on that in either defending his record or making the case what the next four years will look like, other than romney would be a bad person. but deadlock and gridlock is better than moving in the wrong direction. stasis the last two years have been an improvement than the first two years of his administration. talking about presidential le
not morning in america. not -- here is my plan for the future, here is my entitlement reform, here is my plan. the republicans actually voted for and wrote down a real budget scored by cbo twice with virtually every republican voting for it in the house. they said it was the son of the house was the body that actually went through and give it more than once. they made it clear where they were going. obama ran against romney because he was going to raise taxes. the president won a mandate not to...